Bill Text: TX HR182 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 9, 2011, as Howard County Day at the State Capitol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-09 - Reported enrolled [HR182 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HR182-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 182

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens from Howard County are gathering in Austin
to celebrate Howard County Day at the State Capitol on February 9,
2011; and
WHEREAS, Nestled between the Caprock escarpment and the
Edwards Plateau, this scenic region of the West Texas High Plains is
home to the "big spring" in Sulphur Draw; the nearby town of Big
Spring began as a settlement of buffalo hunters in the 1870s; and
WHEREAS, Howard County was organized in 1882, with Big Spring
as the county seat; situated on the Texas and Pacific Railway, the
town also became an important shipping point for livestock and
produce; the community of Coahoma developed as a trading center
with the arrival of the railroad in the early 1880s, while Forsan
was established at the height of the county's oil boom in the 1920s;
during World War II, Howard County became the site of the Big Spring
Army Air Corps Bombardier School, which trained more than 5,000
men; and
WHEREAS, Today, Howard County continues to thrive as a center
for the petroleum industry, farming and ranching, and
manufacturing; the county looks to the future of energy production
with its four wind turbine farms, and the expansion of the
McMahon-Wrinkle Airport is further contributing to the area's
economy; and
WHEREAS, A regional hub for health care and quality
education, Big Spring is home to a veterans hospital, a state mental
health facility, and a rehabilitation center, as well as Howard
College and the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf; and
WHEREAS, Visitors and residents alike enjoy the fine
opportunities for recreation at Big Spring State Park and Comanche
Trail Park, and the region's colorful past is celebrated at the
Heritage Museum and the Hangar 25 Air Museum; the ongoing
redevelopment and restoration of Big Spring's newly created
downtown historic district further preserves the county's
heritage; and
WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to their communities and to the land
that has shaped them, the people of Howard County may take
justifiable pride in all that they have accomplished over the
years, knowing that the robust spirit of earlier generations is
alive and well in their own; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 9, 2011, as Howard County Day
at the State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation sincere
best wishes for a meaningful and memorable stay in Austin.
Landtroop
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
Allen Gooden Murphy
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
Aycock Harless Parker
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
Berman Hartnett Paxton
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
Branch Hochberg Phillips
Brown Hopson Pickett
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
Button Huberty Quintanilla
Cain Hughes Raymond
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
Carter Isaac Riddle
Castro Jackson Ritter
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
Christian Keffer Schwertner
Coleman King of Parker Scott
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
Deshotel Lavender Strama
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
Dutton Lozano Thompson
Eiland Lucio III Torres
Eissler Lyne Truitt
Elkins Madden Turner
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Margo Villarreal
Fletcher Marquez Vo
Flynn Martinez Walle
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
Gallego McClendon White
Garza Menendez Woolley
Geren Miles Workman
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 182 was adopted by the House on February
9, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House